Clothes carrier with removable bag



19, 1952 w. G. PERSINGER 2,507,552

CLOTHES CARRIER WITH REMOVABLE BAG Filed Now 19, 1948 IN V EN TOR! M Q'Persthyer v I T flTT ORNEY Patented Aug. 19, 1952 1 2,607,552 CLOTHES CARRIER WITH REMOVABLE BAG OFFICE-".7

William G. Persinger, Burbank, Calif.

- Application November 19, 1948, Serial No. 60,949 V 4 Claims. (Cl. 248101) This application has relation to a clothes carrier and has particular reference to a device of this type which is equipped with a detachable clothes bag.

It is the object of the invention to provide a collapsible carrier frame including elements for receiving a clothes bag and for lockingthe bag firmly in position on the carrier. It is a further object of the invention to provide a clothes bag which is so shaped that it may be applied directly to said carrier elements for attachment to the carrier, thereby to eliminate the buttons, snap fasteners and other similar. devices employed in such clothes bags of this type that have come to my notice.

The invention will be better understood from the following detail description and reference is invited to the accompanying drawings in which a preferred form of the invention isillustrated.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a clothes carrier having a clothes bag mounted in position thereon as in practice;

Fig. 2 is a substantially corresponding end view of the device;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view on a larger scale of the upper portion of one of the carrier members illustrated in Fig. 2;

\ Fig. 4 is an end view of the upper portion of the carrier illustrating the initial step in mounting the bag in position thereon;

Fig. 5' is a substantially corresponding plan view of the carrier; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view illustrating the second step necessary in order to mount the bag in position on the carrier.

' As indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, the carrier frame consists of two members I, 2 which are pivotally assembled, as indicated at 3. These members are made from strips of material which are made U- shaped in cross-section in order that the outer surfaces thereof may present a smooth curved outline which is pleasant to handle. As best shown in Figs. 3 and 4, a bag securing element, in the form of a resilient wire 5, is mounted within the outwardly curved material of one leg of the carrier frame member I, near the top thereof, and it is noticed that this element extends the entire distance across the frame member, within the curvature of the horizontally disposed top portion thereof. A portion of the leg of the carrier frame has been indented, as indicated at 6, in order to provide a socket of a size to seat therein the lower end of the element 5 and a secand. indentation l is ma in t e leg b ow t 2 J socket 6 to form a stop against which the end of the element 5 comes to rest when theelement is placed in position within the carrier frame member. When so mounted, it is'found that the resilience of element 5 maintains the upper horizontal portion thereof pressed against the inner surface of the frame member and it'is important to note that the free end 9 of the element is downwardly curved to ride within the curvature of the frame. It is'to be understood thatthere is one bag securing element Within each frame member. j i' As above stated, the bag l5 ismour'i'table on the resilient element 5 without having toresort to the use of buttons or other fasteners. The bag has rectangular sides and it i made along the upper edges thereof,at the ends of the bag, with seams l6, ll of a size freely to admit the ends of the fastening elements 5. For the purpose of mounting the bag in position, it is first required to draw the ends of the fasteningeles ments out from under the inner surface of the frame member, substantially as indicated in Fig. 4, against the tension of the fastening element, whereupon the bag is raised into the position indicated at Fig. 4 to cause the end of the fasten.- ing element to pass through the seam iii of the bag. The element is then snapped back .in position within the carrier frame to clamp the end of the bag securely in position thereon. f

In order to mount the opposite end of the bag in position on the element 5 of the other frame member, it becomes necessary partly to collapse the carrier frame and to swing the bag'above the frame, substantially into the. position indicated in Fig. 6. It'is then a simple matter to slip the seam I! of the bag on to theelement 5 and to snap this element back into. position withinthe frame member. It is then merely required to push the bag down into the position shown in Fig. 1 and to spread the frame members apart, whereupon the device is ready for use, the bag being held firmly in position within the frame members by the tension of the resilient fastening elements. Withdrawal of the free end 9 of the fastening element may be facilitatedyas indicated in Fig. 3, by so shaping the end 9 that sufiicient space H is present above the element for insertion of the fingers.

It is important to note that, when the bag is mounted in position on the frame as above described, the material of the bag covers the entire upper surfaces of the frame members and that no fastening elements of any sort are present to pmj ct rom this smooth a d soft sp wing of the bar.

' eluding two frames made from thin strips of material substantially semi-circular in cross-seetin, each frame including a horizontal crossbar and a leg dependent from each end thereof, a horizontally disposed rod extendingthrough said frames intermediate their ends to form a pivotal point for the carrier, the material of each frame near the top of'one leg thereof being inwardly giarusaj s fcrm I seeks; and a stop below the socket, and resilient -c'1am i 1'g rod seatedfin each of said sockets against saids'top's, the upper "portion of "each of said rods'being fieired to rest aga nst and exrt'pre'ssureagainst thejinii'e'r hottom surface *o' ffthe 'cross bar dfeach frame,

'e"ch blamping"rod "being manually inseam-e to swing-the free nd thereof, "'clearf r the baif' for V erti n into one of thesearns *ofthe'bag, byits res lience to'jretiiin toits initial positionfirmly t'dclamp'the bag'seam agains'tthe'inner surface z, A --ea"r ie -ro a clothes bag"oinprising, a

tend consisting of "two names, each g'inade from stripsof thin material substantially smi=circular in crosss'ection and ib nt 'to'provide-at' the top thereof, a' horizont'ally d c sed jcrdss bar and legs ddwnwardly' e'ifrteiidi'ng therefrom, the convex surface of the frame "material ib'ein'g foutwa rdly directed thereby to provide inwardly directed gimme therein, a 'tifan's'vrserod pivotally interconnecting the legs e ff es 'i lflteifiled iate their efld's; "allda Ye- L shaped ba'g clamping-element breach fi'afile,id'e1meht being Seated Within the grooveof said frame and having upwardly and inwardly extehain ortions "staid inwardly extending phrtiofis-rsting against the'ihfiersurfa'c'e extending 'upwardlyahd inwardly to rest against the innersuifacelof the horizontally di's'p'bsed frame crossbar, "the lower 'end 'of the "element 'blezfig seeded in pbsition iwith'in the gro'ove "of the V. .1 t,

1 3. A carrier-for "a clothes bag comprising, a collapsible stand consistin'g of two fra'mes, each framebei ig'mad from strin er thinma'terial j'siibstaritiauysem circular indro ss section and "bent be si-dvid'e attheme therear a-iicriz bntany 4 disposed cross-bar and legs downwardly extend ing therefrom, the convex surface of the frame material :being outwardly directed thereby to provide an inwardly directed groove therein, a transverse rod pivotally interconnecting the legs of the frames intermediate their ends, and a resilient L-shaiped bag clamping element for each frame, said element being seated within the groove of said frame and havin upwardly and -'inwardly extending portions said inwardly extending portions resting against the inner surface extending upwardly and inwardly to rest against the inner surface of the horizontally disposed frame io'ssabar, the lower end of the element being rotatably secured in position withinthe'g'roove o'fthe frame leg.

4. A carrier for -a clothes bag having seams along two opposed t0|p edges thereof, said carrier comprising, a collapsible stand consisting of two frames, each frame being made from strips or thin niaterial "substantially "semi' eireula'r in cross s'ection andpent "to p'r'ovide at the stop thereof a horizontally dispo's'ed "cross bar -rid legs downwardly extending therefrom,--t'he 1i:- vex surface of "the frame material being outwardly -directedithereby t'o' provide :an T-i-nwardly directed-above therein; a'transiversexrodi'pivet= ally interconnecting the legs *of :the fra'r'n'e's Tin-'- ter'mediate their ends,"-and a resilient msh'apd bag clamping element for feaich frame, said ele' ment'lbeihg seated withinithe g'roove of-said frame and having upwardly arid inwardlyaext'endirig portions said inwardly extending portion's -rest=v ingagai'nst tlie'irihr surfaeeeirt'endi-ng upwardly and inwardly to rest against thel'in-ner'surf'aceiof the horizontally disposed frame '-eross'-'liar, .f-the lower end of the element being secured "i'irposi' tion within theigroovenf the framerl'eg, one; ele mentada pt'ed to' be 'swung out"Ofs'tHEerIiSs bar and inserted into one of the'seains df "the bag and swung-back, whereupon the bag is swung over both c'ro'ssabars 'of the frames and the element of the other frame inserted in theopposite seam of-the bag. i

WILLIAM G. PEasmena.

KEFERENCZES; i'iE-i) i The following references ai e of -i'eeiid iii 'th file 'Of this patent:

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